Metallic tie and rail-fastener.



B. STIFFLE'R.

' METALLIC TIE ANDVRAIL PASTBNER.

APPLICATION FILED PEB. 7, 1913.

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ATTOR NEY.

citize 'tie and quickly BYD. STIFFLER, 0F

ALTooNA, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIGNon or BNN-Hajraa*v To 'THOMAS' H. WATTS, FALTOONA, PENI'QISYLVANIA.

lMETannie' TIE AND nAiL-FAsfrENnn.

specification oflteiters Baten.

.Patented Apr. 8,1913.

.1 'o all y/wlzom/ it may concern Be it knownthat I, BOYD STIFFLER, .aof the United States of America, residi g a,t Altoona, in the county ofBlair and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulmprovements in Metallic Ties and Rail-Fasteners, ofwhich the followingis a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanyingdrawing. y' This invention relates to a metallic tie and rail fastener,and the objects of my invention are to provide a strong anddurable'metallic tie that can be easily and quickly tamped in theballast of a road bed forsupporting rails, and to furnish the me-Vtallic'tie with a rail fastener that prevents vertical and lateraldisplacement of a rail placed thereon.

Other objects ofmy invention are to obviate the necessity of usingbolts, nuts and spikes as a fastening means for rails, and to provide-fasteners that can be advantageously-used in connection with a metallicinstalled by unskilled labor.

Further objects ,of my Vinvention are to provide a metallic tie thataffords a large base area for the rails of a track, the construction .ofthe tie being such as to withstandthe heavy weight'of rolling stock thatpasses over the same, and to accomplish the above results by amechanical construction that is inexpensive to manufacture and highlyefficient in connection with steam or electric railway.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in anovel construction, combination andv arrangement of parts to be'hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein 1 Figure 1 is asideelevation of a portion of a tie in accordance with this invention. Fig..2 is a plan of the same. Fig. is a longitudinal sectional view ofthetie. Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the detached innerfastener, and Fig. 5 is a similar view ofthe detached' outer fastener.

A metallic tie in accordance wit-hthis invention is of the channel bartype, said tie comprising a top plate 1, longitudinal paraltion'comprising a top 161 side walls 2 and end Walls a, Said walls closingthe ends of the channel vand bracing l The top plate l, adjacent to eachend thereof, has a transverse depressed portion providing a seat l forthe base flanges 5 of a rail 6, and secured vto the to'p'plate, adjacentto said seat by arivet-7 or other fastening means is an outer railfastener 8.

in ,the form'of a platethat extends ,over the outer base flange 5 ofsaid rail.

The inner rail fastener is in the form of a `saddle 9 that has sideplates 10 adapted to engage the outer side of the walls 2. The saddleplate 9 has an extension 11 that protrudes onto the inner base vflange 5of the rail 6. The side plates 10 and the walls 2 are provided withregistering transversely alining openings 12'to accommodate a taperingkey 13 employed for holding the inner fastener upon the tie. Thetapering key '13- vis retained in its adjusted position by a Cotter pin14 locatedA in one of the openings providedtherefor at-the small end ofthe i ey l From the foregoing it will be observed that'when the innerfastener is removed, the

rail 6 can'be raised from the'tie l without removing the outer fastener,consequently a rail can be repaired or renewed, without necessarilyremoving the tie fromthe balance of a road bed. v. The -tie andlrail'fasteners thereof are.

4Inade of strong and durable metal, andl while'one embodiment of myinvention has been illustrated, it is to be understood that thestructural elements are susceptible to such variations landmodifications as fall ywithin the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is :'-l A metallic tie of a-'channel bar construcend walls,said top plate adjacent to each end thereof having. a'transversedepress'ed portion providing a seat adapted to accomplate, side wallsand modate the base flanges of a rail, an outer fastener secured to thetop plate of said tie and extending onto the outer base 'flanges of therail, a saddle plate arrangedupon said tie and constituting' an innerfastener for therail, side plates carried by said saddle plate, saidSide plates and the walls of said l tie' havingv transversely linngopenings In testiinony whereof I am my signature formedh therein,tapering keys 'extending in chl presence of two witnesses.

throng said openin s for holding said ddle plate in engagementyvvithsaid tie, Sfiand BOYD STIFFLER a. Cotter pin extending through the smallVVitnesses':

end of vsaid key for locking saidv key in ,an E. D. JIKES,

adjusted position. l L. CARTER.

